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About Orono
Quick Facts
- Incorporated: March 12, 1806
- Council/Manager Charter: 1969
- Population: 10,185 (2020 U.S Census)
- Census Information (.GOV link)
- Land Area: Approximately 20 square miles
- Annual Reports
- About the Name:
- Orono is named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono (176?-1801), a leader of the Penobscot Nation who supported the American colonists against the British during the American Revolution. Orono was the great-grandson of Chief Madockawando and came from a long line of hereditary Chiefs. Chief Joseph Orono died five years before the incorporation of the Town.
- Joseph Orono's portrait is respectfully depicted on the Town Seal, in remembrance of his life and accomplishments. The Town of Orono consulted with representatives of The Penobscot Nation and the Wabanaki Center to ensure the seal is historically correct and respectful.
Recreation in Orono
- Town of Orono Parks & Recreation
- Municipal Pool
- Orono Land Trust-managed trails
- University of Maine Trails
- Orono Bog Boardwalk
- Orono Paddlers
- Alfond Ice Arena
- Nadeau-Savoy Memorial Park at Gould's Landing (links to downloadable parking pass - open to all)
- Penobscot Valley Country Club
- Starwalk Stable
- Rose Bike
- Webster Park
- Marden Park
- Keith Anderson Community House
- Birch Street Senior Center
- Orchard Hill Farm
Places of Worship
- Orono United Methodist Church
- Islamic Center of Maine
- Church of Universal Fellowship
- Our Lady of Wisdom Chapel (Newman Center)
- Maine Christian Association (Wilson Center)
- Faith Baptist Church
- The Rock Church
- Orono Friends Meeting
- Imago Dei Anglican Church